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Religion and the Cold War
D. Kirby
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Description for Religion and the Cold War
Paperback. This groundbreaking contribution to Cold War scholarship established that there was a significant religious dimension to the Cold War and that it mattered. These essays are profound explorations of the longstanding and varied relationships of religious institutions with temporal power, which is sustained by claims to command life's purpose. Editor(s): Kirby, Dianne. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HRAM2; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Although seen widely as the twentieth-century's great religious war, as a conflict between the god-fearing and the godless, the religious dimension of the Cold War has never been subjected to a scholarly critique. This unique study shows why religion is a key Cold War variable. A specially commissioned collection of new scholarship, it provides fresh insights into the complex nature of the Cold War. It has profound resonance today with the resurgence of religion as a political force in global society.
Although seen widely as the twentieth-century's great religious war, as a conflict between the god-fearing and the godless, the religious dimension of the Cold War has never been subjected to a scholarly critique. This unique study shows why religion is a key Cold War variable. A specially commissioned collection of new scholarship, it provides fresh insights into the complex nature of the Cold War. It has profound resonance today with the resurgence of religion as a political force in global society.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Cold War History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137339430
SKU
V9781137339430
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About D. Kirby
FRANK J. COPPA Professor of History, St John's University, New York ANNA DICKINSON Researcher GEORGE EGERTON Associate Professor of History, University of British Columbia, Canada CHARLES R. GALLAGHER Lecturer, Department of History, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts PAUL HAINSWORTH Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Ulster, N.Ireland MATTHEW HOCKENOS Assistant Professor of History, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New ... Read more
Reviews for Religion and the Cold War
'Dianne Kirby and her 12 contributors provide new insights and interpretations of the period from 1945 to around 1960.' - Theology 'Many of these eye-opening essays are based on State Department and Foreign Office archives and exude the silver tongue of diplomacy. It is refreshing to read the assessment by Ian Jones of grassroots attitudes to the ... Read more